UKsec: Cyber Security Summit

UKsec: IT Security Summit Overview

The UKsec: Cyber Security Summit returns to London on 7th – 8th November to tackle the most pressing cyber security challenges facing the UK.

This CPE certified event will bring together 100+ cyber security leaders from across the British Banking & Finance, Energy, FMCG, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Transport, and Retail industries. 

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Volunteer opportunities within various community outreach programmes

Help transform the Cyber Community Safety of London

(ISC)2 London Chapter is sharing details of various programs of work to our members for volunteer opportunities. These programme of projects are being initiated to help transform the Cyber Community Safety of London.

Planning is under way for overlapping projects to create a Cyber Resilience Centre for London and a Cybersecurity Sector Careers Partnership .  Both are likely to be publicly announced in September but they both need serious innovation and resourcing in order to succeed in meeting expectations. 

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Entry-Level Cybersecurity Certification

(ISC)2 has created an entry-level cybersecurity certification that will provide a first step through which we can attract and develop diverse talent for the cybersecurity teams of the future, including students, recent college graduates and career changers.

We’ve compiled an exam outline with more details on the content that each domain will cover.   Candidates can register for the exam or explore education options at (ISC)2 entry-level-certification-pilot.  

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ISF Conference 2020

The ISF Conference 2020 took place 16-19th November as a virtual event, having initially been scheduled to take place in Poland.  The virtual experience was extremely impressive and the technology ran throughout each day without fault.  Other than the inability to see or talk to actual people all the key components were there, with full bio’s on all the speakers, key note sessions, a library to browse and download ISF white-papers and materials, auditorium, which you entered to here the key note speakers, break-out rooms and interactive workshops via zoom.  Chapter Officer Liz Banbury had the following to say about the event.

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(ISC)2 Congress 2019

October 28th to 30th saw the 2019 (ISC)2 Congress hit the magical word of Walt Disney World in Florida for 3 days of inspirational speakers, entertaining shows and thought-provoking seminars. With over 2,500 attendees, including 150 students, there was a little bit of something for everyone!

The inspirational key notes included Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger, who ever so eloquently articulated how he called upon his mental resilience to avert certain aviation disaster, through to Erik Wahl who portrayed (literally) how to abstract creativity that is within each and every one of us and apply this rule-breaking thinking to the world of security.

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